Mollies

Animal InformationKingdom: AnimaliaClass: ActinopterygiiFamily: PoeciliidaeGender: Male has a longer pointed dorsal fin, while the females in much larger and rounder.

Care InformationType of Water: FreshwaterOrigin: ColumbiaBreeding Type: Live-bearers Fish Assist's Level of Difficulty: Beginner (Fish Assist Recommends this fish for beginners) Compatibility: (C) Mollies go well with almost all other community fish that are of same size. Females are very peaceful and should probably outnumber males three to one.Size: 2"-3"

Before purchasing, contact your local pet store and ask an associate if this type is right for you.

Diseases

Fin Rot

Fin rot is most likely not going to occur in well kept aquariums. Fin rot is caused by an excess amount of bacteria in the aquarium that should have normally been taken care of with weekly water changes. Symptoms are violent on the fish including blood streaked and ragged fins and will eventually eat away the whole fin of the sick fish. Treatment can be found most local pet stores.

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This article is about Mollies Freshwater Fish. In "Diseases" section: this sections simple referrers to most common disease found in this tropical fish species, it does not discontinue the idea or possibility of additional diseases infecting this fish type.